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QSuper takes industry leap with retirement incomes

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
... phase of their retirement. "We're always looking for ways to improve our members' retirement outcomes and by applying some smart thinking, we're able to achieve something that no other industry or retail fund has done," Pennisi said. "While the transfer ...

SEC to run ad campaign promoting online consumer adviser checks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
... has been investing resources in upgrading its various consumer facing websites to make them available and easy to use on smart mobile devices. The SEC advertising campaign will be conducted across media channels covering radio, digital and print ads. ...

Joyce Phillips leaves in ANZ restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... business performance, improved governance and compliance and through market-leading innovations such as goMoney, Grow and Smart Choice Super. "Joyce has also made a major contribution through her leadership of marketing, including significantly increasing ...

Plato appoints senior manager for Global Shares Fund

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... Income Fund. Daniel Pennell joined the fund manager from Realindex Investments, a Colonial First State subsidiary focused on smart beta. As lead manager, he was responsible for all developed and emerging market equity products. Before that Pennell has ...

New robo-advice business launches

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
... executive John James said. "Many firms are looking for a solution for their particular clients and BetaSmartz gives them a smart platform that can automate the production of sophisticated global portfolios for any investor. By applying the techniques ...

Parametric exploring super smart beta

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
A global asset manager linked to Australian superannuation funds has been toiling with passive and smart beta strategies over the past year on the back of renewed interest. Such is the interest that Parametric Australia expects to double its assets ...

CFS launches app for advisers

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
Colonial First State (CFS) has launched a new mobile app on both Apple and Android devices that aims to cut down the time financial advisers spend on administration. The initial app release allows advisers who use CFS platforms to have free access to ...

Investec buys stake in equity crowdfunding fintech

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
... Australia. We understand their focus on core specialist and investment banking businesses in Australia and their conviction that smart capital intermediation, which is what Equitise does, fits this mandate." The Centre for International Finance and Regulation ...

Actuaries Institute appoints new president

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
The Actuaries Institute is aiming to increase its influence in Australia's data analytics industry, appointing a new president to oversee the profession's changing business environment. New president Lindsay Smartt said many actuaries were now nominating ...

Instos to increase alternative strategies

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... severe and onerous for more than a decade with no signs of respite. The success formula remains being tough on risk and being smart on governance," Urwin said.